Military Video Captures Destructive Power of Navy’s Newest Railgun

Military Video Captures Destructive Power of Navy’s Newest Railgun

This weapon could one day revolutionize warfare.
It’s a new version of the railgun, and it packs an earth-shattering, hypersonic punch.

In the past, railguns have been high-tech but massive beasts that looked like only the largest naval ships could handle one. With continued testing and experimentation, that’s starting to change.

As you can see from the screenshot above depicting the loading of a prototype rail gun built by defense contractor BAE, these amazing weapons are getting smaller, and inching closer to combat readiness.